MISSING Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 was accidentally “shot down”, a private detective has sensationally claimed, insisting a handful of witnesses have revealed the fate of the missing plane.

Irish private detective Noel O'Gara said MH370 was mistakenly shot down by the Malaysian military, claiming to have spoken to five witnesses who revealed details of the plane's crashing descend. Mr O’Gara also claimed the Malaysian Government could have secretly removed the wreckage of the plane from the seabed to cover up their tracks.